Definitions for vegetarianˌvɛdʒ ɪˈtɛər i ən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
veg•e•tar•i•anˌvɛdʒ ɪˈtɛər i ən(n.)
a person who does not eat or does not believe in eating meat, fish, fowl, or, in some cases, any food derived from animals.
Category: Nutrition, Common Vocabulary
(adj.)of or pertaining to vegetarianism or vegetarians.
Category: Nutrition
consisting solely of vegetables.
Origin of vegetarian:
1835–45
Princeton's WordNet
vegetarian(noun)
eater of fruits and grains and nuts; someone who eats no meat or fish or (often) any animal products
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
vegetarian(noun)ˌvɛdʒ ɪˈtɛər i ən
sb who does not eat meat
Are you a vegetarian?; a vegetarian dish
Wiktionary
vegetarian(Noun)
A person who does not eat animal flesh, or, in some cases, animal products.
vegetarian(Noun)
An animal that eats only plants; a herbivore.
vegetarian(Adjective)
Of or relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians (in all senses).
vegetarian(Adjective)
Of a product normally made with meat, having non-meat substitutes in place of meat.
Origin: ; popularized following 1847 foundation of British .
Webster Dictionary
Vegetarian(noun)
one who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk
Vegetarian(adj)
of or pertaining to vegetarianism; as, a vegetarian diet
Translations for vegetarian
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
vegetarian(noun)
a person who does not eat meat of any kind
Has he always been a vegetarian?; (also adjective) This is a vegetarian dish.
- vegetariërAfrikaans
- شَخْص نَباتيArabic
- вегетарианец, вегетарианскиBulgarian
- vegetarianoPortuguese (BR)
- vegetarián, -ka; vegetariánskýCzech
- der/die Vegetarier(in), vegetarischGerman
- vegetar; vegetarisk; vegetar-Danish
- χορτοφάγοςGreek
- vegetarianoSpanish
- taimetoitlaneEstonian
- گیاهخوارFarsi
- kasvissyöjäFinnish
- végétarien/-ienneFrench
- צִמחוֹנִיHebrew
- शाकाहारीHindi
- vegetarijanacCroatian
- vegetáriánusHungarian
- pemakan sayuranIndonesian
- grænmetisætaIcelandic
- vegetarianoItalian
- 菜食主義者(の)Japanese
- 채식주의자Korean
- vegetaras; vegetariškasLithuanian
- veģetārietis; veģetāriešu-; veģetārsLatvian
- vegetarian`Malay
- vegetariër; vegetarischDutch
- vegetarianerNorwegian
- jaroszPolish
- vegetarianoPortuguese
- vegetarianRomanian
- вегетарианецRussian
- vegetarián, -kaSlovak
- vegetarijanecSlovenian
- vegeterijanskiSerbian
- vegetarian; vegetariskSwedish
- คนกินมังสวิรัติThai
- etyemez, vejetaryenTurkish
- 素食者Chinese (Trad.)
- вегетаріанець; вегетаріанськийUkrainian
- سبزي خورUrdu
- người ăn chayVietnamese
- 素食者Chinese (Simp.)
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